quash
动词
UK/kwɒʃ/
US/kwɑːʃ/
定义 quash 动词
decision(決定)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To officially declare that a previous official decision is no longer valid or acceptable.
撤銷；廢止；宣告…無效
His conviction was quashed in March 1986, following his lawyer's argument that the police evidence was fabricated.
1986年3月，在他的律師辯稱警方證據是偽造的之後，他的定罪被撤銷了。
The judge announced the quashing of the arrest warrant for the defendant.
法官宣布撤銷對被告的逮捕令。
An appeals court can quash a ruling made by a lower court.
上訴法院可以撤銷下級法院的裁決。
action(行動)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To forcefully suppress or put an end to something undesirable.
平息；鎮壓
The government troops swiftly quashed the rebellion.
政府軍隊迅速鎮壓了叛亂。
Management acted quickly to quash rumors of financial troubles at the company.
管理層迅速採取行動平息了公司財務困難的謠言。
The newspaper worked hard to quash the controversy surrounding the editor's misconduct.
報社努力平息圍繞編輯不當行為的爭議。